If you’ve ever tried to play a “real” game on a touchscreen and bounced off the controls, this is the kind of accessory that completely changes the experience. The Razer Kishi Ultra effectively wraps your Android phone, iPhone 15/16, or iPad mini in a full-size console-style controller, and right now it’s down to $104.99, a solid $45 discount off its regular $149.99 price.
The Kishi Ultra is built like a proper gamepad, not a flimsy phone clip. You get pro-grade console controls with mecha-tactile face buttons, an 8-way D-pad, Hall effect analog triggers, programmable buttons, and full-size thumbsticks that feel close to what you’d expect from a premium console controller.
It connects over USB-C for low-latency input, and it works with Android phones, iPhone 15 and 16 series, and iPad mini models up to 8 inches, plus many Android tablets in that size range. There’s passthrough charging so you can keep your device powered while you play, and Razer’s Sensa HD haptics and Chroma RGB lighting add a bit of extra immersion and flair on supported platforms.
You can also use it for PC remote play and cloud gaming, streaming titles from your rig or services like Xbox Cloud Gaming and GeForce Now straight to your phone, so you’re not stuck at a desk when you want to chip away at your backlog.
At full price, the Kishi Ultra is a “think about it” purchase. At around 30% off, it makes a much stronger case if you actually play games on your phone or tablet. You’re getting something that feels noticeably more substantial than most clip-on controllers, with better ergonomics for longer sessions and a more console-like layout.
The broad compatibility is another big win. If you swap between an Android phone and an iPhone 15/16, or you like gaming on an iPad mini at home and a phone on the go, you don’t need separate controllers for each device. It slots right into a travel setup with a laptop or handheld PC too, since you can use it for PC remote play.
If you spend any meaningful time gaming on your phone or tablet, upgrading from touchscreen controls to something like the Razer Kishi Ultra is a night-and-day quality-of-life improvement. At $104.99 instead of $149.99, it finally feels priced in line with what it delivers: a genuinely console-like controller that lives in your bag and makes mobile gaming, cloud streaming, and remote play actually fun instead of frustrating.
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The Call of Duty franchise has held a special place in my heart ever since I played my first Black Ops game back in 2010. That game's campaign was something else, with twists and turns that culminated in a mind-blowing finale. We can all admit that compared to those older campaigns, the recent CODs have been lackluster at best, and a complete and utter disappointment at worst. The reboot of Modern Warfare did give me some hope, as the first two installments were actually quite good, but the third game left such a bad taste in my mouth that I wasn’t exactly expecting much from Modern Warfare 4.
After recently finishing the campaign, I can say that this installment is nothing like the recent releases and instead feels closer to the franchise’s roots. For the first time in a long while, the campaign comes across as well-crafted rather than rushed to hit a release date. It arrives three years after MW3, and you can see exactly where all that time went. It seems the studio finally made listening to player feedback a priority.
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Participants can work alone or in teams of up to five people, build in Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite, and bring along “as many AI agents as you want.” Epic explicitly encourages coding agents, AI-generated assets, audio tools, writing tools, and other AI systems. The official event page literally says "Vibe your way to $50k.”